Timer reservation device and information recording apparatus

Abstract

A timer reservation device includes a control portion for extracting broadcasting programs that match entered contents from broadcasting programs obtained by the broadcasting program obtaining portion when any one of items that are necessary for the timer reservation, such as record start date, record start time, record end time, and channel information, is entered by the input portion and for making a display portion display the extracted broadcasting programs, the control portion extracts broadcasting programs in each case when an item that is necessary for the timer reservation is added by the input portion and makes the display portion display the extracted broadcasting programs that match entered contents till the moment, and if the program desired for the recording reservation is found within the displayed program list, the program is selected to complete the recording reservation.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a block diagram to show a structure of a DVD recorder according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram to show a setting screen for timer reservation according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram to show the setting screen for the timer reservation in which December 12 is entered as record start date.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram to show the setting screen for the timer reservation in which December 12 as the record start date and 15:00 as record start time are entered.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram to show the setting screen for the timer reservation in which December 12 as the record start date, the record start time 15:00 and record end time 16:00 are entered.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram to show the setting screen for the timer reservation in which December 12 as the record start date, the record start time 15:00, the record end time 16:00 and 5 CH as channel information are entered.

Claims

1. A timer reservation device comprising: an input portion for entering items that are necessary for timer reservation;a timer reservation setting portion for performing the timer reservation based on input by the input portion;a broadcasting program obtaining portion for obtaining broadcasting programs; anda control portion for extracting broadcasting programs that match entered contents from broadcasting programs obtained by the broadcasting program obtaining portion when any one of items that are necessary for the timer reservation is entered by the input portion and for making a display portion display the extracted broadcasting programs.

2. The timer reservation device according to claim 1, wherein the control portion extracts broadcasting programs in each case when an item that is necessary for the timer reservation is added by the input portion and makes the display portion display the extracted broadcasting programs that match entered contents till the moment.

3. The timer reservation device according to claim 1, further comprising a selecting portion for selecting a program from broadcasting programs displayed on the display portion and a selected program reservation setting portion for performing reservation of the selected program when the program is selected by the selecting portion from broadcasting programs displayed on the display portion.

4. The timer reservation device according to claim 2, further comprising a selecting portion for selecting a program from broadcasting programs displayed on the display portion and a selected program reservation setting portion for performing reservation of the selected program when the program is selected by the selecting portion from broadcasting programs displayed on the display portion.

5. An information recording apparatus comprising: the timer reservation device according to claim 1; anda timer recording portion for recording information on a recording medium at the time reserved by the timer reservation device.

6. An information recording apparatus comprising: a timer reservation device: anda timer recording portion for recording information on a recording medium at the time reserved by the timer reservation device, whereinthe timer reservation device includes an input portion for entering items that are necessary for timer reservation,a timer reservation setting portion for performing the timer reservation based on input by the input portion,a broadcasting program obtaining portion for obtaining broadcasting programs,a control portion for extracting broadcasting programs that match entered contents from broadcasting programs obtained by the broadcasting program obtaining portion when any one of items that are necessary for the timer reservation is entered by the input portion so as to make a display portion display the same, and for extracting broadcasting programs in each case when an item that is necessary for the timer reservation is added by the input portion and makes the display portion display the extracted broadcasting programs that match entered contents till the moment,a selecting portion for selecting a program from broadcasting programs displayed on the display portion, anda selected program reservation setting portion for performing reservation of the selected program when the program is selected by the selecting portion from broadcasting programs displayed on the display portion.